The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Labor Pains: Striketober | Alex Wagner

Episode Date: October 20, 2021

Trevor dives into the Striketober movement, Dulcé Sloan addresses the lack of trees in low-income areas, and Alex Wagner discusses her political docuseries "The Circus." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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some amateur diver discovered a like 900-year-old sword? Have you guys seen this? 900-year-old sword just like found guys seen this? 900 year old sword just like found at like the bottom of the ocean or not even like bottom because it was just like an amateur diver I guess and then now people like this is like an ancient crusade sword and there were two things I was thinking one it's amazing that getting rid of murder weapons hasn't changed in 900 years. Like even back then they were murder weapons hasn't changed in 900 years. Even back then they were like,

throw it in the ocean. It's wild. Someone's gonna get a knock on their door. Are you Mr. Christensen? Yeah? Also, the other thing I was thinking was, like, to this person who found the sword, congratulations. And also, what are you doing?

Have you never watched movies? You don't bring back shit from the bottom of the ocean that's a sword. One or two things is going to happen. Either you're going to be leading people now or more likely there's a curse. A curse is going to happen to all of us in humanity because you went and you fetch the sword. You couldn't just leave the sword where it was. This is white people. This is white people. This is. This is. This is a white. the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the th. th. th. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. th. th. the. th. the. the. the. the. th. the. th. th. th. the the the the th. th. the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. to. to. to. to. thoo. the. tho. the. tho. the. the. the. th. the sword where it was. This is white people. This is what this is. White people. Because everyone of color, they'd just be like, yo, you know what I saw at the bottom of the ocean? A sword. Why didn't you bring it?

Nah. Coming to you from the heart of Times Square, the most important place on earth. It's the daily show. Workers are walking out. Trees are racist. And Alex Wagner. This is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Hey, what's going on everybody? Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah.

And joining me for today's headlines is our very own, Desi Lydic. What's going on, Desi? Oh my God, Trevor, I am so glad that you called me in because I cannot work from home anymore. Right? It's like, it's such a cool feeling to just be, I mean, I know we're not like fully back, but this is like a nice feeling.

Yeah, I'm telling you my neighbor. Yeah, I know what that feels like mean I know what a neighbor like... No, but you don't you don't know my neighbor. She does like like she pops by all the time unexpectedly. She tries to make small talk in the elevator. I hate talking to people. Yeah well I feel you but either way. Not you though. No I mean I love talking to you. Of course but let's kick things off with the topic on everyone's mind. Vaccine booster shots. They're like a butt lift for your immune system. And one thing people are wondering about is whether they should mix and match their shots. Because maybe vaccines are like superheroes.

You know, sure, Iron Man can save your life. But if you follow him up with Captain America, well now you have the Avengers. And where it really gets complicated is with the Johnson and Johnson shot, which is basically a hawk eye. You know, it's better than nothing, but come on, huh? So, researchers have studied which booster would help people most if they got J&J first, and the results were pretty dramatic. Now, the new research indicates Modernist Booster shot was most effective for people who originally got the J&J first and the results were pretty dramatic. Now the new research indicates Moderna's booster shot was most effective for people who originally got the J&J shot.

It increased antibodies, the antybodies. The Pfizer booster created 35 times the antibodies. And sticking with J&J, it quadrupled the antibodies. Oof, that's embarrassing for Johnson and Johnson having another vaccine come in and do way better than you, on you? I mean, that's like being upstaged by your son's new stepdad. Hey, don't worry, kiddo. I'll teach you how to drive since, you know, I have a car. I mean, clearly someone at the company has to be held accountable for this.

Personally, I blame Johnson. Well, then again, maybe it's Johnson who I should blame. No, no, it's definitely Johnson. But I do hope that J&J doesn't get too down on itself, because they fit an important role here. Like, they're the vaccine that the other vaccines hang around to feel better. Plus, I'm glad that this is happening because I love that you can mix vaccines, right? Like, I'm not the only one who gets excited about this. It's like the adult version of when you mix all the soda fountain flavors together, Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson and Johnson, that Trinidadian one that gives you a monster nut sack. Let's do this! I feel like, I feel like Jay and Jay and J should just really stick to what they know, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, like, like, like, th, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, th, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, th, th, th, th, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, th. th to, to, th to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, and band-aids for white people. Wouldn't that be better?

It would be. They know that really well. Yeah, yeah, it would be. No, I am also very excited about the mix and matching thing, because it's sort of like, it's like being a vaccine thinne. Right? Like I had Moderna, but I'm kind of Pfizer curious. I like that. And the FDA the FDA the FDA the FDA the FDA the FDA the FDA, the FDA, the FDA, the FDA, th, thiiiii, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to thi, thi, thi, to to to to to to that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, to to to to to that, that, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi like that. And the FDA has totally given us a green light.

It's very forward thinking. Yeah. Why not just see what else is out there? Yeah. Yeah. Also like you see the mix, you know, you see like, you know, maybe starting off with this and then going to this helps you appreciate the other one more. Yeah, Mdurne has been in me what, like two times times times, times, times, times, times, times, tops, tops, tops, tops, tops, tops, tops, tops, tops, tops, tops, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, tops, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, tops, tops, tops, tops, tops, tops, tops, thes, thes, thes, the thei. to, to their, to their, to, th. to, thi. to, thi. thi. to, the to the to their, the to the the the t of antibodies. So, you know, speaking of insane swinger life, my neighbor makes the loudest sex sounds. It's like sex all day long. It's crazy. You should hear the noises she makes. Do you want to hear I recorded it? Well, I don't know if you can play that. Yeah, no, I can play it. No, legally on the show. I don't know if we could play your neighbors. It's like seven, eight minutes, tops. Where you recorded your neighbor? How? Were you the cops? It's fine.

I'll just listen to it on my headphones. It's fine. Go ahead. Go ahead. I don't think you're allowed to. All right, let's move on to our next story. It's about really made sense to me. Can anyone explain that concept? Maybe as a non-American I don't understand this thing fully. Is the point that you want to be really

hard when you eat your food? Is that what we're going for? Anyway, a couple of waetruses announced that from now on, their waitresses had to waitrises had to a their waitr-n.......a, their.a, their.a, their, their, to wear, to wear, to wear, their, to wear, their, to wear, their, to wear, to wear, their, to to toe, toe, toe, their, their, toe, told, th thr-a, thrann th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. their, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. Maybe, th. Maybe, th. Maybe, th th the, to to to toe, toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe the thiii. the thean. Maybe, as thers reversed their decision after a bunch of waitresses went on TikTok and told the company to kiss their exposed ass. Several Hooters' employees posted videos criticizing the new shorts. The new black shorts, away from my t-shirt, they do not have a bottom. They have a crotch string. Then with the new tights, I can't even hide the front of my leggings and oh look a wedgie. Okay people that's

just wrong. And like forget wrong for women and wrong for society. It's just wrong on a food safety level. Like you don't want the person serving your wings to be digging their pants out of their ass all day. But yeah, the waitresses have shut this shit down fast. And I'm not surprised. I mean, half their job is turning down creepy men's request. This was always going to happen. And Hooters needs to listen to their servers, because without them, Hooters were really creepy but then the internet came about it's like you can watch an orgy in 4K on your phone right now or you can shoot one do you want to see my

neighbors? Wait so who's creepier the people who go to Hooters or the people who watch it at home? Well, that sounded a little judgey. I feel like in the workplace we shouldn't talk about this. You're right. You're right. You're right. You're right. Okay, you know what I could get on board with?

I would get on board with less butt coverage if they would compensate by giving them more health coverage. That seems fair. Oh, that's deep. Right? Oh, that's really deep. That's a good trade-off. That would be a crazy will to live in if you knew, like how skimpy people are dressed is how much health coverage they have? Yeah.

Then you'd be like, y'all. the nuns are being scrued by the church. We're only so many prayers. I like that idea, actually. I mean, just balance. That's what life is about. They were going to stage a walkout, but it was too cold outside in those uniforms, so they went to Tick Tock, which can actually be a super powerful tool. It's like, it's how I got my neighbor to stop complaining about me to the HOA board. You used tick-talk against your neighbor? Yeah, I used tick-talk to get my neighbor to stop complaining about me to the board. It's not cool, I'm just living life. Huh.

It's weird, when you sat down and you said your neighbor is a problem. I don't know why I assumed that your neighbor was the problem. Yes, she's the problem. Because she complains about me often. You know her? Has she been talking to you? Finally, let's talk about Kanye West. Today, the iconic rapper, fashion designer, and self-appointed youth pastor

made a big announcement. He is Kanye no more. From now on, his full legal name is simply yay. And I'll be honest, I get why he changed it. I mean, if I had gone super mega like he did last year, I also would want to distance myself from myself. I'd be like, Trevor, who? I'm just, burr? Plus, there are definite benefits to having a name that's only two letters long. Like, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, like, like, I th names, I th, like, tho, th. Like, tho, th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, today, tha, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, th.. From, th. From, th. From, th. From, thi. From, thi. From, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thr. thr-a. togea, togea, toge. toge. thea, thr-a, thr-a'a'a, thr-a, thr-a, thr. Plus, there are definite benefits to having a name that's only two letters long. Like, long names are tedious.

Have you ever tried to input your name with an Apple remote? Yo, it's why I never signed up for Paramount Plus. Gotta scroll, it's a joke. It's a joke, I'm joking, I'm joking. I signed up, Picard. But apparently, apparently, that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's, apparently, that's not why Kanye changed his name. The 44-year-old has no legal, middle, or last name now. He said he was making the switch for personal reasons.

He believes that Yey is the most commonly used word in the Bible. Okay, first of all, I think it's safe to assume that anything Kanye does is for personal reasons. I mean, this man has never answered the the's go with what's easiest for everyone. I don't think he's that kind of guy. But also, what does he mean that he believes Yee is the most commonly used word in the Bible? Like, I know that the Bible is open to many different interpretations. You know, some people say that he died for our sins, which, to be honest,'s not as good a story, but this particular thing is not a belief. It's something you can count, and yay is not remotely the most common word in the Bible. Look, I will say this though, man. I joke about Kanye all the time, but this is one instance where I'm completely on

his side. I know people think he's a strange. I mean, think about it. Why should someone else get to choose the thing that you're called? You know, your parents are just like, that's your name. That's not my name. That's the name you thought I would be. I'm not a Timothy. Imagine if you have to live your life with the things your parents forced on you as a to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to th. I'd still be eating vegetables. It's my life now, mom. I eat whatever I want. I'll eat a dick.

My neighbor is the biggest dick eater you'll ever meet. True story. True story. Desi, I really, look, I love having you here, but I, thank you. Like, I don't... Because I might not leave. Yes, but I, I, here just coming here to like trash your neighbor? No, no, no, no, no, no. I want to weigh in on this Kanye thing.

Sorry, yay thing. I think it's not that big of a deal. Yeah. It really isn't. I mean celebrities have been giving themselves nicknames forever. Right? Right? Right? Right. Lille Nazex. Lady Gaga. their ta. Nobody's called that. thia. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi thi thi thi thi thi. thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi is not thi thi. thi thi thi... No, I think that is... Yeah. It's totally not... It's really not that big of deal. Also, do you know who's been changing their name forever? Women, when they get married, they take their husband's name. It's a huge pain in the ass. It's like Kanye changes his name and he gets headlines. A woman changes her name, and she gets to the today's to drop my first name, move my middle to my first, move my last to my middle, take my husband's name, my passport looks like a CVS receipt. It's a mess.

Oh shit, this is my neighbor, hold on. Hello? No, I'm not moving out, you're moving out. No, you're moving out. You know what, I am tired of having this argument, Mom. Wait. Your mom is your neighbor? Yeah. Well, you're recording.

Should I hang up? I'm not gonna. Yeah. It just, let me wrap it up. I'll wrap it up. I gotta wrap this up. No, it's... Oh, Jesus, forget it. Forget it. I'll just take it over here.

I'll be quiet. No, you're the worst! Eat a dick, mom. All right, let's move on to our top story. Jobs. They're how Americans prove that they deserve health care. Right now, America is experiencing a big change in what it means to have a job, and especially what it means when your job treats you like crap.

So let's find out what people are doing about it in another installment of labor pains. We've talked a lot lately about the unprecedented labor issues sweeping across the country right now. With more job openings than ever and more people quitting than ever, workers suddenly find themselves with a lot of leverage. And they're using it to demand things like better pay, more flexible hours, and canceling the annual company's squid game. And a lot of companies are giving into these demands, but not all of them. Which is why all around the country right now, you're seeing this happen. This week, 10,000 workers at agriculture equipment manufacturer, Deer and Company, made their

voices heard. It's the first strike for the United Auto Workers Union in 35 years, and just the latest in a string of labor actions across the country. More than 24,000 employees at health care provider Kaiser Permanente have voted to authorize a strike as more than a thousand workers at serial maker Kellogg began their own strike. With more disputes looming across other industries some are calling this month strike tobar. That's right, strike tobar. It's a great month to hit the picket lines because you're out on the street and it's an easy segue into trick or treating.

Who got the power? We got the power. Ding Dong. Who got the twigs? You got the twigs! And right now, workers from so many different industries are striking. Although it's none of the bad industries that you wish would go on strike. Like, have you the the the the the the the the the the the the their their their their their their thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thr-s, thricks, thr- thricks, thr- thriken' thiolioliolioliolioliolioliolioli, we've, we've thi, we've got, we've got, we've got thin, we've got thin, we've got thin, thin, thin', thin', thin' is thin' is thin' is thin' is thin' is not thin' is not, t. tribea, tribea, tribea'a'a'a'a'a'e, tri-s, trikee, tri-s, trike, trike, trike, trike, they never go on strike or telemarketers, come on, you guys deserve better pay? Now, going on strike is not a step that workers take lightly.

It's a major decision, you know, you risk your jobs, you lose out on pay, you have to protest in front of your workplace, but you can't go in to pee, which means that when people do on strike, they probably have pretty good reasons for doing it. Take an iconic American brand, John Deere, they had profits of $4.7 billion in just the first three quarters of this pandemic year. Workers say they power that. They're demanding better pay, secure pensions, a fair share of a hugely profitable American company. The company wants to eliminate pensions altogether for new people and we refuse to sell people down the road like that. It sounds like it's about sticking together.

It's about sticking together now and for the people that come after us. And about better pay? Yes, absolutely. The company, their profits have just been through the roof. John Deer's profits grew by 61% in recent years, and their CEO's salary grew by 160% during the pandemic. We're the ones that make your stuff. We've earned it. Give it for us.

In the discussion. Oh, the man makes a solid point. I mean, the CEO got 160% pay raise while screwing over his workers. That's a horrible idea man, especially when your getaway vehicle is a tractor. You'll never catch me, peasants! Ha ha ha ha! Kek, kk, kk, blub, brob! Brobbobobobob. You're still here. Oh, ha ha! But once I get into... No, this only has one gear. Oh, oh, oh, maybe we should talk.

You know, honestly, some of these CEOs get so greedy that they become short-sighted, because if they thought about it, they would realize they could probably get away with exploiting their workers for longer if they just exploited them a little less. But if you don't give them anything, Well then it's really easy to notice the disparity. Wait a minute, are you cutting my pension? Sorry, there's just not enough gold to go around.

Oh, hohoho! I choked on some gold. But workers have different reasons for going on strike. At John Deer, they're basically looking for the company to simply share a bigger piece of their giant profits and not cut their pensions. But over at Kellogs, one of the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big their their their their their their their their their the of their giant profits and not cut their pensions. But over at Kellogg's, one of the big complaints of the workers is that in order for you to get your cereal in the morning, they have to work morning, noon and night. For any time that someone would feel sick or whatever, they want you to use your vacation

days as opposed to having sick days. And again, in working excess of 120 days in a row. You know, best friend died, sorry not my problem, that's yours. We got cereal to make. We work seven days a week. We are literally scheduled seven days a week. So in order for me to get a day off, someone else is working 16 hours. Very often, we don't even know that we have to work 16 hours until 10 minutes before it's time to go home. If you have th th to th th th tho th th tho th tho th th th th tho their th tho thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi to thiole to to to thi. the to to to to work to work to work to work to work to work to work to work to work to work to work to work to work to work to work to work. to work. to work. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the. te. tea. tea. tea. tea. tea. tea. tea. teeea. toea. toea. toea. te. te. to work 16 hours until 10 minutes before it's time to go home.

If you have dogs, if you have kids you have to pick up from school, if you have other obligations, I hope you have somebody to call because you have to stay. Yeah, I'm not gonna lie. When I heard how brutal these hours were, I was shocked. Like, what the hell, Kellogs? You shouldn't be working people to the bone for cereal. We we to eat to eat to eat to eat to eat to eat. We the tha. We th. th. th. th. thuuu. th. thi. thuil. thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thiolk, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho-a, th. th. th. their, they. they. the the the the the the the the the the the the the th... And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, the. And, thooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom?. And, th. And, to the bone for cereal. We can all eat a pancake once in a while. It's fine. No one's going to die. And it's not just inhumane to treat employees this way. It also goes against the Kellogg's brand image of like cheerful, colorful,

cartoon mascots. You know? If Kellogs keeps this up, those games on the back of the box are going to start getting a lot less to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get the to get to get the to get to get the to get to get their to get their their their their. their. their. to get to get their. their. their. their. their. their. th. th. their. th. th. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. to to to their. to to their. t. t. t. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. And te. And te. And out. So not wanting to be worked to death seems like a pretty reasonable demand. But so far these companies aren't giving in. And what's funny to me is how some of these companies are trying to get by without their workers. Like for instance, John Deere, they reportedly redirected their office employees to work on the factory floors. And one of those workers, get this, immediately crashed a tractterterterterterterterterterter. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thatement. thatement. thatement. thatement. thatement. thatement. thatement. thatement. th. th. th. they, thate. But, they that, that, that, that, that, that, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. But, th. th. So, that, that, that, that, that, that, they they they're that, they're that, that they're thateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. So, that, that, thate, thate, th factory floors and one of those workers get this immediately crashed a tractor which of course was going to happen. I mean office workers do not have the skill set to work in a factory. You hand them a wrench and they'll be like okay do I use this to check my emails? Oh and look what happened when one distillery hired a non-union truck driver who was very

passionate about not supposing the truck driver's strike. A semi-truck overturned on Wednesday near the Heavenhill Distillery in Nelson County where workers are currently on strike. Union official said the replacement driver made an obscene gesture towards strikers causing him to lose control of the vehicle which then flipped over. Oh you see that? That's karma. And by the way, if you can't flip someone off while driving, you shouldn't be driving anything. And that's a fundamental driving skill, parallel parking, three-point turn, go f-fix yourself.

Those are the basics. You know, the worst part is that he flipped over right in front of the other people who are striking. How do you save face after that? Right? You flip them off. Yeah, I'm then, wah! You probably just got to play it off like you're joining the strike, you know, the truck flips and it's just like, blah, blah, yeah, I flipped the truck to support you guys. We're striking for medical benefits, right? Because I think I screwed up my back. So, where is all this headed? Well, I don't know, but I hope these companies start treating their employees like people and not just money-making machines. And if they don't do that, well, then they should at least be honest in their TV commercials.

Putting out the tires. They're money-freeze. Frost and flakes is the only cereal flavored with the tears of the people who made it. They're exploited. Seems right to me. All right, when we come back, Ducey Sloan will explain why trees are racist. I know. It blew my mind too.

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I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look. Starting September 17th, wherever you get the the th.. the th. th. th. th. th. th. th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. th. th. th. th. thi-a' thea' thea' the. the. the. the. the. thi. thi. thi. thi. It th. It, th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It, th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. th. th. It's th. th. th. th. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea'ea'ea'ea'ea'ea'ea'ea'ea'ea'ea'ea'ea' thea., a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Show. When Dulcey Sloan has something to say, we let her say it in another episode of Dulcayan. Trees. Trees, they've been throwing shade for millions of years, mostly from the sun.

Although, you should hear what they said about your man. But chances are, if you live in a low-income neighborhood, trees are harder to find than an employee restroom at an Amazon fulfillment center. Why you ask? Come on, you know the answer. Say it with me. Racism. In 92% of U. Say it with me. Racism. In 92% of U.S. communities, low-income neighborhoods have less tree coverage than high-income

neighborhoods. In parks serving low-income households are four times smaller and four times more crowded. Sounds a lot like my first apartment in New York. My dishwasher was literally a dishwasher. I could only clean them one at a time. And I know what you're thinking. Souls say. Don't, don, don, don, don, don, don, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, their, their, their their thoom-a, thoom-a, tho-a, thi, thi, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. I could only clean them one at a time. And I know what you're thinking. Dool-said, don't people choose where they live? Isn't green space random? How do you keep your eyebrows so poppins? These are all great questions. First of all, my mama. Second, the disparity in tree coverage isn't random. It's connected to a racist practice called redlining which began in the 1930s.

Redlining made it almost impossible for black people to get a home loan approved in white neighborhoods, which led to residential segregation and a wealth gap between black and black neighborhoods, and because poor black neighborhoods were poor and black, cities didn't want to waste resources on them. And that included trees and parks. That effect is still felt today. In 37 cities around the country, formerly red line neighborhoods have about half as many trees on average as the highest rated predominantly white neighborhoods. Basically, the only trees that some hoods have will get you two to 10 years.

And you might be thinking, so what? Poor minority neighborhoods don't have as many trees. What's the worst that could happen? Y'all don't have enough housing for KivaRills? But actually, it makes a big difference in a lot of ways. For one thing, a lack of trees leads to heat, and lots of it. Studies have found that almost all of the formerly redlined neighborhoods are hotter than the ones that weren't. th. th. But, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, two, thi, two, thi, two, thi, thi, to, to, to to to to to to to the the the, to to to to to to to to thi, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to theeeat, theat, their, their, their, their that weren't. Some by like 13 degrees. Now 13 degrees may not seem like a lot, but that's two totally different lifestyles. At 80 degrees, you're enjoying the pool. At 93 degrees, you are a pool.

Sparse tree cover disproportionately affects communities of color and translates into higher rates of respiratory illness, including childhood asthma, hospitalizations, and even debts. This is such a crisis I wouldn't even mind getting more stuff in the hood that used to be trees. I mean, let's stack some loose-leaf paper on the corner and see if that helps. And while communities of color are the most impacted by all this, adding more trees and parks would benefit everyone. Because trees might not look like big-a-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s, hospitalizations-s, hospitalizations-s, hospital more trees and parks would benefit everyone, because trees might not look like big-ass air filters, but that's exactly what they are and what they

do. Just think of a park as being full of dice and air purifiers. Not to mention that green spaces help regulate floodwaters and even reduce crime, because it's pretty hard to be in a gang when you have a bunch of parks nearby. How are you gonna be tough during the fall? Like, hey man, I want to pick up that nine, but the leaves are changing. It's so pretty. Yo, let's go pick some apples. So the next time you see a vacant lot or empty plot of land in your city, ask yourself, why isn't need more trees in urban spaces, starting with my apartment. I'm going to get one one way or another, because that Dyson, mmm, too expensive. Thank you so much for that, Dulce.

All right, when we come back, Alex Wagner will explain why American democracy is doomed. Sounds like fun. We'll be right back. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at, that's what's incredible.

I'm Seth Done of CBS News, listened to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is Alex Wagner, co-host and executive producer of Showtimes, The Circus. She's here to talk about the political divide in America and the state of the Republican Party. I'm trying to get a sense of where you think the Republican Party is at. Is the movement in the party towards you? I would say McMcConnell is like way, way outside the step of the party. I mean he's almost anti-base at this point. Most Republicans haven't woken up to the proper role of what the Republican Party should be today. And that's a smaller group.

That's Matt Gates, Paul Gosar, Marga Taylor Green, myself, people like that. And then you have like what I would consider just like a liberal Republican like Mitch McConnell. He's basically a liberal at this point. And they just know, they're just fighting the time. They know, they just know, they're just fighting their time before they're removed from the party. Survival of the fittest. That's right.

Alex Wagner, welcome to the show. It's always good to be here, my friend. I feel like every time you come here, though, you come with a slightly more ominous message for what America should expect. I'm a Cassandra, a harbinger of doom. It really really feels. It feels. It feels. It feels. It feels. It feels. It feels. It feels. It feels. It feels. It feels. It feels. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really. It really, it, it, it, it, it really, it. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. It is. It is. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is th. It really th. It really th. It really really th. It really th. It really really th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It really feels like you are because that clip that we saw that I'm sure some people are watching that and then they just thought wait did that guy say liberal, Mitch McConnell is a liberal, like the Mitch McConnell. The words liberal and Mitch McConnell were in the same sentence like wherever Mitch is right now his jowls are like trembling

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If I was just saying from like 10,000 feet, things are good, things are bad, things are okay? Again, I'm going to really fulfill my role as the Cassandra of this television program. It is bad out there, Trevor. It's worse than we think it is in so far as the machinery of democracy is, I, I, I, I, I, grinding to a halt. I think what Republicans are doing at the state level, doing at the gubernatorial level, is incredibly worrisome. What does that even mean? Well, look, we talk a lot about 2020, and we talk a lot about January 6th and what happened. But in many ways, looking back is what the Republican Party is doing in order to look forward, which is to say they see the areas where they didn't succeed in terms of insurrection, in terms of swinging the vote, in terms of literally usurping American democracy.

They look and they see that as almost a series of tests and they're trying to figure out how to foolproof the system if you will ahead of the 2022 midterms and the system, if you will, ahead of the 2022 midterms and the 2024 election. They are, there are voter suppression efforts that you have, you are well aware of, but there are also election subversion measures that they are undertaking to change state election boards, to undermine Secretary of States and their powers. The machinery of elections and democracy is very much something Republicans have set their sights on. And they are not going to be content to just let the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, the voters, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, tho, thoe, thoe, thoe, thoe, thoe, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, tho, thee, thee, thr.e, thr.e.e.e.iiiiii.ea, too.ea.ea.ea, too.ea, too, tho.e.e.io, tho, tho, their sights on. And they are not going to be content to just let the voters have their will. I really feel like we are on the precipice

of one of our two parties trying to undermine the will of the people and American democracy. Okay, but what about all of the stalwarts of the GOP, like the ones who are always, like, everything you know is it now just Trump land is that what you're saying yes it is not Mitch McConnell's party Mitch McConnell because he is an institutionalist is somehow seen as a rhino because he didn't fall in line with Donald Trump initially he is seen as a traitor to the cause at this point the mendacity has infected the hierarchy of Republican power Steve Scalise the number two Republican in the house

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elections in 2022. So that is two-thirds of the Republican Party, but America still has people who would consider themselves centrists or just, you know, we don't favor a particular party, and then you have the Democrats. What are the Democrats doing about this? Surely there's something that they have in place? Like, they seem like the kind of people who would like plan ahead and they know how to counter this? Yeah. Listen, I think the Democrats are really focused on passing President Biden's agenda, and they are dealing with cross-wins inside the party.

Part of the problem with the Republican Party shrinking and becoming a collection of people who are not tethered to reality, is that those who still believe in facts and read mainstream news have basically become Democrats. I mean, in what world is Joe Manchin really like in the same party as AOC? The Democratic tent is massive. And so whenever you want to get Democrats to pass something, you've got a lot of weather patterns that have kind of converged inside one party, which means. Yes, you have a big tent. And tent tent tent tentent tent tent tent tent tent tent te, te, te, te, te, te, their, the, the, the, their, their, their, their, their, their, the, their, the, their, their, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thr-n, thr-a, thr-ma.ea, thr-mau.ea.ea.ea.ea.ea, thean, thean, thean, their, their, the've got the big tent. Yes, you have a big tent and they're very intent on giving their president a win and they also are terrified that 2022 is going to kick them out of power. This is their last chance to do something really big and structural for American society

and the economy. And so that's what they're focused on. I don't know, when you go out then, when you talk to people, what I find particularly interesting is, I've always had this idea of like super Trump people as being like extremely manic and like, blah, but it seems like the people who are running for positions of power in the Trump party, they seem pretty lucid. I don't know how to explain this to you,

but they don't seem like cue annonish in that way way way way way way way, but they also seem like they're going to burn everything down. They go, oh, we're going to destroy this, but I can tell you the alphabet backwards. I'm in the game. Let's go. Yeah, well, what's disturbing is the degree to which otherwise sentient people who worked in business, who had careers, who are mothers, who are college educated, willfully or unintentionally down a rabbit hole of misinformation and who now see the world in radically different terms than most people who are still tethered to the universe and facts and reality do. You know?

So when you talk to them, there's nothing you can say. I talk to the people who are there telling me that COVID is not a risk, that it is an infringement on civil liberties to require children who cannot get vaccinated to wear masks in school. And they say this with empathy, with seriousness, and with conviction. And when you see the world in such diametrically oppositional ways, it makes coming together, let alone convincing someone of your point of view. Impossible. And I have to believe that somehow that sort of DNA that connects us all as a species

Kicks in at some point and and that's the hope is that legislativly we can remind ourselves that it's not just about Democracy, it's about humanity, you know, it's not just about winning re-election. It's about The human experience and the suffering and the things that unite us as a country It sounds so polyanish, but but we are the United States of America.???????????, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the? thea., thea. theathea. the theathea. thia. the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. te. tea. tea. tea. Wea. Wea. We're teeeea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea. We're teeea. Wea. Wea. Wea. It's that unite us as a country. It sounds so Pollyannish but but we are the United States of America and we're in this marriage. We're not getting divorced so we got to figure out a way to get along and see each other as human beings and I think maybe some of those people still can do that. Well 50% of all marriages and a certain so weigh so we're hoping that this marriage somehow finds a way tha tha tha tha tha tha th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. It th. It's th. It's th. It's thi. It's thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the the the their their their their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thiiiiiiii. thiiiiiiiii. thiii. their thiii. their their their their thi. So we're hoping that this marriage somehow finds a way that it can be resolved. Listen, it could be an open marriage, we can adopt. I mean maybe you guys, Canada, Mexico, you guys figure out a thing. Bring them in? You know, figure it out. Alex,

I can always talk to you forever. Thank you for being here. Thank you for being on the road. I genuinely enjoy watching the show because it's fun to see people to people the the the the the the the the th. A th. A th. A th. A th. A th. A, th. A, th. A, th. A, th. A, th. A, th. A, th. A, th. A, th. A, te, te, te, thi, thi, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. t. t. t. t. ttte, te, te, te, te. te. te. te. to, te. to, to, these things as opposed to having someone report on an idea of who the people are. So it doesn't make it any less scary, but it is very entertaining. Thank you for joining me. Thank you, Trevor. The circus airs Sunday is at 8 p.m. on showtime. We're going to take a quick break. We'll be right back after this. When 60 minutes premiered in in in in in the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. te. te. te. the. the. the. the th 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change.

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